Privacy Policy

Welcome to our Privacy Policy

Your privacy is critically important to us.

Please direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy to:

WPBS-TV
1056 Arsenal St Watertown
13601 – NY , United States
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Attention: Chief Privacy Officer

 

This Privacy Policy applies to wpbstv.org including any other mobile website or mobile application related thereto (hereinafter, “us”, “we”, or “wpbstv.org“) We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website, or that we may collect while operating our website. We have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and other mobile website or mobile application related thereto does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions. To request your account be deleted, please fill out our contact form.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, WPBS-TV collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. WPBS-TV’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how WPBS-TV’s visitors use its website. From time to time, WPBS-TV may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

WPBS-TV also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on wpbstv.org blog posts. WPBS-TV only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

Type of data collected, including Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to WPBS-TV’s websites choose to interact with WPBS-TV in ways that require WPBS-TV to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that WPBS-TV gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. We may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us. Our servers may automatically collect information when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device.

Cookies

To enrich and perfect your online experience, WPBS-TV uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. WPBS-TV uses cookies to help WPBS-TV identify and track visitors, their usage of wpbstv.org, and their website access preferences. WPBS-TV visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using WPBS-TV’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of WPBS-TV’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to WPBS-TV’s use of cookies.

E-commerce

Those who engage in transactions with WPBS-TV – by purchasing WPBS-TV’s services or products, are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, WPBS-TV collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with WPBS-TV. WPBS-TV does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described above, data collected will be retained for an indeterminate amount of time. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

 

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us and we use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information.  While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.  Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

Advertisements

Ads appearing on our website may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by WPBS-TV and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Links To External Sites

Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites, products or services.

Aggregated Statistics

WPBS-TV may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. WPBS-TV may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, WPBS-TV does not disclose your personally-identifying information.

Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below. Children should only use the Site with the prior consent of their parent or guardian.

 

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, WPBS-TV may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in WPBS-TV’s sole discretion. WPBS-TV encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.